Washington, March 12 (IANS) A US study has found the women consuming aspirin reduce their risk of developing melanoma, a type of dangerous type of skin cancer, and the longer they take the medicine, the lower risk they have.The findings…

New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Experts in the national capital warned Wednesday that the leading issue being faced by women was health."Every second woman in India suffers from some degree of anaemia, two percent are severely anaemic while 35 percent…

Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) Women who eat an iron-rich diet were 30 to 40 percent less likely to develop pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) than those who consumed less, a new study shows. The research by the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst…

Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) Breast cancer patients will now have an effective and less toxic therapeutic option.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the go-ahead to a new drug therapy for patients with HER2-positive - particularly aggressive form of…

New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Preparing for a job interview now has a new, cosmetic dimension.Doctors say they have been getting more requests of nose jobs, scar removal, tattoo removal, and likes by young people wanting to achieve the perfect…

Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) Dominating mothers tend to limit their child's creativity and also instil negative emotions in them, says a new study.Researchers have found that the extent to which mothers try to control the content and pace of young…

Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) Middle-aged women are likely to be more empathic than men of the same age and younger or older people, says a new study involving more than 75,000 adults."Overall, late middle-aged adults were higher in both of…

London, Jan 20 (IANS) A simple blood test could tell whether the commonest form of breast cancer will recur post therapy, sparing women unwanted treatment with anti-cancer drugs."If we can accurately predict which women are at high risk of breast…

Stockholm, Jan 18 (IANS) Middle-aged women cope with burnout, which is caused by a prolonged exposure to stress, in different ways, says a Swedish study.Burnout involves emotional, physical and mental exhaustion, manifesting as poor sleep, depression, anxiety, even cardiovascular and…

Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) Pregnant women exposed to low doses of tributyltin (TBT), a chemical used in marine hull paint and polyvinyl coated (PVC) plastic, can give birth to obese children and their children, says a US study. After exposing…